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hi david, im kind of confused. if heard that canon optics are just better, so i don´t understand why people usually recommend sony. (one reason for going with the sony is the one frame shot, characteristic that the canon´s don´t give, and i would use it a lot, for sunsets and changing natural scenes) My question: is there a camera, as good as the PD 170, but CANON. of course equal in price too. (because the XL2 is a little out of my budget) and im a lady and the Xl2 is a little heavy for me. lula.

Shawn, Thanks a lot for answering. Its a lot of research to do... And i understood what you said about the bigger CCd the better, i didn´t even know about the size of CCDs And now i know that the GL2 is a step down. Can you tell me something else... The PD 170 is a pro camera... right? Is it better than the XL2 lula.

AFTER SOME MORE RESEARCH.... ok, i've just found out about the ccd size (1/3 and 1/4). that's important info that i didn't handle. and of course the diameter of the lens.. is also an important factor... now my doubt is: the pd170 better camera than the XL2. I'm in the process of making a purchase and i would really want to buy a camera with a pro-quality. For shorts and documentaries... I thought that the optics of canon were better... i need some advise. thanks

If anyone could answer my doubts... it would be cool. i'm kind of an amateur... i've been investigating about cameras... and there's just alot of stuff that i dont know... for example I didn't know about that CCd size... for example. so the question is which camera is better... the XL2 or the PD170... thanks.

Thank's for the information, Shawn. I haven't worked with any of these cameras, but i've been investigating different cameras, and there's some things that i just don't understand. Why do you say that the GL2 is a step down in quality -i don't know exactly what elements are to be taken into consideration- I read that the Sony pd170 has 380k in CD pixels, and the GL2 has 410k, this doesn't mean there's more quality in the image? And another thing, what about the zoom. What's good, a higher or a lower zoom? -panasonic 10x- or -canon 20x-. I would appreciate your answer. lula.

I was reading the reviews and i was thinking: If the low- lux performance is not an issue, but instead is obtaining a good professional image. Why hasn´t the canon gl2 been brought out into discussion? I´ve heard that in terms of photography -or videography- the canon gl2 is better than the sony...